This is when poker players had personalities. Nick names. "Kid Poker" "The Mouth" - Interviews with their family, backstories into their lives and poker careers, and lots of awesome banter at the tables between everyone. This is what got me into poker in the early 2000's. Smiles and conversations - it really was entertainment. Todays games are filled with stone faced non talking professional grinders. Not nearly as fun to watch.
could not agree more. I could watch a table with DNegs, Matusow, Hellmuth, Laak, Esfandiari and others for days. These new "high rollers" are about as entertaining as watching paint dry.
@@tonyharris5533Excellent synopsis Tony! We all understand they are there to play poker, we are just stating that watching poker is not as enjoyable today as it once was
his "hair" looks AWFUL. Looks like he's had plastic surgery too. I mean all that and he still looks like that? Would have been better off just growing old naturally.
@@maciejzastawny88fortunately poker is a game where people gamble. And no matter what the numbers say, there’s always a gamble in every hand and move players make. That’s why they call it gambling, no?
@ In poker, if you skilled enough you can play +EV moves which means you are not depend on luck but on BETTER % chances of winning than your opponent. That's strategy. And yes, there is some luck in this, thats why you can get lucky and win a hand against Phil Ivy, but he will win the tournament.
I love it! On the very first hand, Norm spouts on the flop, "He now just running Aces" (to win), except running 9's also get him the win with 9999A over KKK99. It's made moot by a King on the turn, but I love the confidence Norm has with the wrong answer.
8:19 It’s blowing my mind that I’m just realizing the scene where they follow a day in the life of Harold (Chris Parnell) and Ruth Melvin (Estelle Harris) in “The Grand” was them lampooning that bit with Negreanu and his mom. 😂🤯
The fact that Matasow thought of himself as such an elite player back then makes you have to assume he must have been on a ton of drugs in those days. He’s delusional.
@@mopitchbeast yeah that's what I was thinking? Like maybe not quite 27, but very close. Depending on what everyone else folded (which he couldn't know of course), it's for sure in the high 20s, over half the remaining deck easily. Right odds at that point to win honestly
I remember watching this but did not recall that Juanda and Matusow were at the table. Gerry Drehobl (sic) winning this might be the greatest victory in poker history.
But i think it looks worse, like a stiff wind wouldn't even move it , it has no flow, and what happened to the blonde? i guess i'm lucky, i'm 65 and my hair is just as thick as it's always been , but if i lost my hair i wouldn't worry about it .
the kinda guy who actually wants to play poker for a living is the kinda guy who wants to get hair transplants. they probably fly to turkey for beard transplants too
C'mon dude. It was a fraction of his bank roll, and it absolutely does not look exactly the same. At least say something more accurate if you're gonna criticize.
This makes me realize how boring poker got without these great guys. I dont have to skip through a minute and a half of silence to see a fold this is just great poker
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This is when poker players had personalities. Nick names. "Kid Poker" "The Mouth" - Interviews with their family, backstories into their lives and poker careers, and lots of awesome banter at the tables between everyone. This is what got me into poker in the early 2000's. Smiles and conversations - it really was entertainment. Todays games are filled with stone faced non talking professional grinders. Not nearly as fun to watch.
That depends. If you really like the theoretical part of the game, then today's games are a LOT of fun to watch these high-level pro's battle it out
could not agree more. I could watch a table with DNegs, Matusow, Hellmuth, Laak, Esfandiari and others for days. These new "high rollers" are about as entertaining as watching paint dry.
These people are NOT playing to "entertain" you. They're playing to make money.
@@tonyharris5533Excellent synopsis Tony! We all understand they are there to play poker, we are just stating that watching poker is not as enjoyable today as it once was
im a cold faced semi pro and i would 100% agree with that.
Daniel's interaction with his mom is wholesome af. Winner at the table, winner at home.
timestamp?
@@MostlyLoveOfMusic Start at 8:19
@@JDjade1 thanks :)
apparently she passed in 2009
who kisses their mother on the lips??
Probably one of my favorite final tables. Not for the action, but for the players themselves, great stories.
20 + years already , dang time flys
Seriously I remember watching this on ESPN when it first aired. First time seeing Negreanu or Matusow. This was when I fell in love with poker .
2004! Time flys man...fun to watch how the game has changed so much in 20 years...
Remembering all the fun, crazy hands, iconic characters...it was the BEST time of our lives ♦♣♠♥
Best hair transplant ever. No one can do that
his "hair" looks AWFUL. Looks like he's had plastic surgery too. I mean all that and he still looks like that? Would have been better off just growing old naturally.
These old wsop videos never get old.
This is from the first year I started watching WSOP coverage. Crazy to think that watching this now is like me watching the 1983 WSOP back then 🥴
Strange how Negreanu has more hair in 2025 than 2004😂
Wonder if transferred from his back
He has a big ol scar on the back of his head from the transplant.
Hair grows
@@Unknownrobloxdude He said he got a transplant.
Little 10k on a transplant and it's sorted
Miss these days. Poker just isn't the same anymore.
This is boring no strategy, just gambling, only Daniel have some kind of strategy, rest are just gambling 😂
@@maciejzastawny88fortunately poker is a game where people gamble. And no matter what the numbers say, there’s always a gamble in every hand and move players make. That’s why they call it gambling, no?
@ In poker, if you skilled enough you can play +EV moves which means you are not depend on luck but on BETTER % chances of winning than your opponent. That's strategy. And yes, there is some luck in this, thats why you can get lucky and win a hand against Phil Ivy, but he will win the tournament.
when poker was fun
When trips were a monster on a completely scary board....
I love it! On the very first hand, Norm spouts on the flop, "He now just running Aces" (to win), except running 9's also get him the win with 9999A over KKK99. It's made moot by a King on the turn, but I love the confidence Norm has with the wrong answer.
Ol whispies, the golden days
This is prime poker time with the best commentary
This was the greatest Era of poker.
Gerry played that perfectly. Patience prevailed nicely for him.
I have wasted far too much of my life thanks to these people. Good times.
For some reason, I have always remembered Paul Phillips calling 7s not a small pair from this telecast.
Great ending! 👏 🎉
Before he got the amazing hair plugs.
love the classic commercials!
Him and his mom are so cute 😭
8:19 It’s blowing my mind that I’m just realizing the scene where they follow a day in the life of Harold (Chris Parnell) and Ruth Melvin (Estelle Harris) in “The Grand” was them lampooning that bit with Negreanu and his mom. 😂🤯
Good content
Money is a magic thing.
Uncle C English multi Billionaire Tex and a few minutes away so I don't have to do it again
The fact that Matasow thought of himself as such an elite player back then makes you have to assume he must have been on a ton of drugs in those days. He’s delusional.
Anybody can win let’s go baby!!!
Lol crazy how poker evolved. If these pros played like this now....deal me in
Matusow at 11:23 “27 wins in deck”
These were the best players alive and didn’t even know how to count their outs
He was right tho, any A, K, J, 8, or diamond got there
21 outs
@@mopitchbeast yeah that's what I was thinking? Like maybe not quite 27, but very close. Depending on what everyone else folded (which he couldn't know of course), it's for sure in the high 20s, over half the remaining deck easily. Right odds at that point to win honestly
@@CrazeeAdam i can't tell you how many times i flopped an open ended nut flush draw with overs only to miss everything .
I remember watching this but did not recall that Juanda and Matusow were at the table. Gerry Drehobl (sic) winning this might be the greatest victory in poker history.
what a call with KK on that board!!! loses to any 7 or the flush. he earned the win
Daniel spent his entire bank roll for his hair to look exactly the same 20 years later
But i think it looks worse, like a stiff wind wouldn't even move it , it has no flow, and what happened to the blonde? i guess i'm lucky, i'm 65 and my hair is just as thick as it's always been , but if i lost my hair i wouldn't worry about it .
the kinda guy who actually wants to play poker for a living is the kinda guy who wants to get hair transplants. they probably fly to turkey for beard transplants too
C'mon dude. It was a fraction of his bank roll, and it absolutely does not look exactly the same. At least say something more accurate if you're gonna criticize.
@@yannilibbes8219 What are you talking about? Plenty of bald pros in the game.
This makes me realize how boring poker got without these great guys. I dont have to skip through a minute and a half of silence to see a fold this is just great poker
Them miller ads are mad
Whatever happened to Paul Phillips?
I assume he's somewhere spending time enjoying his earnings from puddle of mudd
I had trips!
One of the best pure final tables ever
Poker was a lot easier those days
So long ago that TV announcers didn't know how to pronounce Negreanu.
This isn't his first televised win. He won I think it was the us poker open well before this. I remember the commentator kept calling him danny
Reading. Its important.
@sirjeeemus8537 yep I clicked on it when I saw the first 3 words. First ever televised. I'm so ashamed😆
Anybody know the name of that Cowboy jingle ?
Negreanu trashing on Matusow the entire time is classic.
Juanda had trips.
38:50 "or running 3s!" haha
Ah! The Puka Shell era.
34:20 Lon a savage. 😂
Omg omg I just can’t stop laughing. That was just so hilarious. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How time's have changed since 2004. When 8th place only pays $37k it makes you wonder why anyone even entered the tournament.
This is not the main event. No. Why would anyone play for 37x buyin busting first on FT..? Dingdong
37k for 8th is huge for a $1K.
less players and only a $1,000 buy-in
@@ricky.3326 There is nothing in the description saying it was a $1000 buy-in. How did you know this? How many players?
Uncle Lester Clark English muffins with Maryland State is doing good 💯💯💯💯💯💯😊😊😊😊😊
I was 1 year old
Why in the HECK would Juanda move all in in the dark??? Makes no sense!
Strange Daniel folds face up even though there’s still players behind
They were all in. They're was no more action.
20 years ago 7th get paid 50000 now 1000000
This isnt the main event. Its 1k buy in tournament
@@sixredfish6115 2k actually
not in a 1k unless its the millionaire maker or some monster tourney that attracts 10,000+ players
15:00 he moved in because the guy looked weak
45:20...i love you money ! ... i mean Honey !
This is pretty old
Norm and Chad sucked just as bad back then
glad the old boy won
Sun run
And he was basically bald even then ...😂
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Right in the time where Daniel was actually Likeable, now its just an entitled Little whiny kid
Bad all in
True 💯
Its crazy how soft poker was back in the days
Daniel, I hate KQ
lol let a newbie win it
Over 20 years later and Daniel is still going bald. .
He was the man before testosterone and hair transplant
he still is the man....with a hot wife and a much larger bankroll
@ simp
Who was DN's husband then?
The winner's got a good wife. Asking for a chip as a souvenir instead of talking about the money is good vibes, respect
They were so bad
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